Combination tool



Sept. 21 ,1926. 1,600,641

F. W. MARSTON El AL v COMBINATION TOOL Filed Feb. 4, 1925 ru%r My Patented Sept. 21, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

FRANK W. MARSTON, OF BROCKTON, AND EDMT J'ND E. CLOSE, OF SOUTH HANOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS TO CLOSE MANIFOLD MFG. COMPANY, OF SOUTH HANOVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMBINATION TOOL.

Application filed February 4, 19-25. Serial No. 6,699;

This invention relates to' a combination tool and more particularly to one which is of especial utility to persons engaged in the motor car repair trade.

An object of the invention is to produce, at low cost, a simple and yet efficient tool having a plurality of uses, and which may be knocked down to occupy but little space in a tool kit, or for the purpose of shipping, if desired.

' A further object of the invention is to closely associate two tools necessary to accomplish certain work and which heretofore were separate devices in such manner i that each 1s aided 1n its operatlon by the other, and which may be so associated as to become inseparable under ordinary usage.

It is a further object of the invention to so construct the tool that' one of its parts in conjunction with another ofits parts conveniently and efliciently forms a holder. for other tools.

The invention further consists in certain features of construction and arrangement which will be fully understood from adescription of the drawings and the claims.

, grinding ,tool 17, the shank or spindle 18 -of which" is inserted in the bore '16 and hereinafter given.

Of the drawings; a

Figure 1 represents a side view of the tool showing a valve grinding tool assembled therewith.

Figure 2 is a view similar to, Figure 1 but showing the tool ready for use to unseat ently provides a chuck to hold tools of varia bushing.

Figure 3 1s a view similar to Figure 2,- but partially broken away and showing it in the act of unseating a bushing.

Figure 4 is a side view of the tool in another position in which it is used in seatgrip the said spindle 18.

In the present instance the spindle 10 has a hub like device 11 slidably mounted thereon from which extends a portion'12 arranged to form a holding means or operating handle or lever of such construction as to be valuable for another use to be decated as at 13, the limbs or legs 14 being resilient and normally actuated to spring I apart into divergent relation, while at its upper end it is provided with a removable hand piece, normally serving as a stopv shown herein as an enlargement 15, twhich normally prevents the said spindle from passing through the hub 11 in'one direction. Under ordinary usage the bifurcated end of the spindle 10 will be prevented from passing through the hub ll because of the resistance of the springvlegs 14;, and therefore it might be said that the hub 11 and-its extension 12and the spindle 1O arenormally inseparable.

The legs. are bored as at 16 to provide a holder for other tools, one of which is shown in Figure 1v of the drawing, such as a valve thereafter the hub 11 is forcibly slid along the spring legs 1& causing them to firmly As seen in-said Figure 1,'the combined action of the hub 11 and legs 14: convenious kinds, while the upper' part of the spindle lO'serves as a means to hold the tool to its work by one hand of the operator, and with the other the extension 12 is manipulated to accomplish certain of the work in tended for this tool; "j j A set screw 19 is provided which serves to retain the spindle 10 and hub v11 in any given relative position.

Another important feature of the invention is its adaptability to a use very commonly required, viz, the removal of bushings from their sockets and their replacement in sockets, each of which operations this tool accomplishes and each of its parts to allow it to pass throughthe hub and sleeve.

As the spindle is driven toward the bushing 20 the legs 14:, acting under their natural tendency to assume a divergent relation, will expand until they meetthe wallof the socket, ensuring engagement with the said bushing which upon further driving of the spindle will be forced from its position.

Preferably the entrance to the bore 16 will be countersunk as at 25 to thereby provide a more effective contact between the legs,

14 and thebushing 20. V

Figure 3 of the drawings shows the relative pos tions of the parts of the tool, and the action of the legs 14 just before and during engagement thereof with the bushing,

To insert a bushing'as 26 into a sleeve, the tool is reversed as seen in Figure l, the spindle 10 at that time becoming the handle by which to guide it, and the extension 12 the effective portion.

I The bushing. 26 will first be positioned in the sleeve 21 preparatory to drivingit home, the reduced part 27 of the portion 12 will be; directed into the bushing, the shoulder 28 resting thereon, and tapping the hub 11 on the flattened surface 29 provided-thereon, the said bushing will be forced into place and the tool withdrawn. 7

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that the tool has at least three useful purposes and is composed of but three parts includ ng the set screw 19 which however might be dispensedwith if desired.

Having described the invention we claim:

1. A combination tool comprising a spindle having a bifurcated end providing re silient legs normally actuated to spring apart into divergent relation for the purpose of unseating an object and having a receptacle to receive a tool at said bifurcated end; a hub slidably mounted on said spindle and having a control member extending therefrom, said member comprising a tool arranged to seat an object which the said spindle is arranged to unseat; and being arranged to he slid along said legs whereby they may be caused to grip a tool inserted therebetween, and means to secure said hub and control member relatively to said spindle.

2. A combination tool comprising two members each of which is arranged to operate on the same object, one to seat the object and the other. to unseat it; each of which forms a handle for the other duringthe operand means to secure one-of said members relatively to the other. 7

3. A combination tool comprising two members arranged perpendicularly toeach 1 other, one of said members having a bifurcated end and being arranged to be forced tirough a hole provided in the othermemvber for the purpose ofunseating an object, which member provides a handle for the said first member, the other member being arranged toseat an. object and having a blow receiving head and an object engagingshoulder for the purpose of seating an: object, the sa d first member providing a handle for said second member during the operation thereof; and means to secure said members in fixed relative position.

4. A combination tool comprising two members normally in assembled relation and arranged perpendicularly to each other, one of said members having a bifurcated end and being arranged to-berforced through a hole in the other member; the other member havign a work engaging shoulder thereon and being arranged to be forcibly driven in the direction of its length, said first member providing a handle for, said second member.

5. A combination tool comprising two members normally in assembled relation and arranged perpendicularly to each other, one of said members having a bifurcated end and being arranged to be forced through a hole provided in the other member; the other member having a work engaging shoulder thereon and being arranged to be forcibly driven in the direction of its length, said first member providing a handle for said second member; an'd'means to lock said members in a given relative position.

Signed by us at South Hanover, Massachusetts, the 20th day of February, 1926.

EDMUND E. CLOSE. Y FRANK W. MARSTON. 

